Carl Froch agrees career-defining bout with Mikkel Kessler

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Froch has been given the career-defining rematch he cravedNick Potts/PA

Ron Lewis

Last updated at 11:53AM, January 15 2013

Carl Froch has finally got his wish by securing a rematch with Mikkel Kessler,
although it looks likely that he will have to give up his IBF
super-middleweight title to go through with the match. The bout looks set to
go ahead in late May or early June with the O2 Arena the likely venue.

Last month The Times revealed that Froch would not go ahead with an
expected rematch with Lucian Bute, which was expected to take place in March
in Montreal, so that he could face Kessler and that he was willing to give
up the IBF title